Dairy Production Cycle
Beef Production Cycle
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Calf
Bull
Cow / Heifer
Weaning
Estrous length
= 21 days
Yearling
285 days
Female
Calving
Mating
Gestation
45 days
35 days
180 days
Replacement Heifer
Breeding
Gestation
180 days
Lactaction & Nursing
Male
Feedlot
240 - 365 days
Market
Carcass
Fats (candle, soap, beauty products)
Meat
Pregnant cow / heifer
Cow & Calf
Bone
Blood (blood meal)
Skin (leather)
Semen
(Cryopreservation)
Breeding
Gestation
Lactation
Calving
Weaning
Yearling
Male
Female
Replacement Male
Replacement Heifers
Early
Mid-Lactation
Late
Mating
Gestation
Dry period
viscera (food)
285 days
Estrous length = 21days
60 - 80days
65days
285days
Manure
Biomass
(Electricity)
Compost
(Fertilizer)
Dairy Products
Cheese
Yoghurt
Butter
Weaned at birth
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Cow / Heifer
Bull
300 Days
Semen
(Cryopreservation)
Dry Period
Replacement Bull
Good breeding qualities / traits
240 - 365 days
365 days
12 - 24 Months
Poor breeding qualities / traits
Good breeding qualities / traits
Guide
Replacement Breeding stock
Main Production Stages
Calf
Production stages that co-exist with the main line of production.
Stages of Lactation
By-products
Fattening - Market Process
100 days
100 days
100 days
185 days